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   { ‖Paraplegia , Paraplegy , } n. [NL. paraplegia, fr. Gr.  hemiplegia, fr.  to strike at the side; παρά beside +  to strike: cf. F. paraplégie.] (Med.) Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord. -- Par`a*pleg"ic , a.
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